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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher

‘I moved in with my aunt for a better life. Then she started to believe I was possessed by the devil’

Mardoche Yembi was abused by his auntie and uncle, who thought he was possessed - (Supplied)

Thousands of British children are being subjected to “terrifying abuse” in the name of witchcraft or spiritual possession, despite only a handful of incidents being reported to police each year.

For some children, conditions like autism, epilepsy, or Down’s syndrome are wrongly interpreted as evidence of evil, while others are forced to be the scapegoat for their family's own misfortunes.

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